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Construct a timeline of the Renaissance period.


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The Renaissance period timeline starts in Italy in the 14th century and spreads to the rest of the continent by the 16th century. Significant events include the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 1455, the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and art, the beginning of the Scientific Revolution in the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation in 1517, Michelangelo painting the Sistine Chapel in 1512, and the beginning of the Age of Exploration in the 16th century.